A third person has died from injuries sustained in the recent crowd jostling To Glorille concert in Rochester, New York on Sunday night (March 5).
By a new BANG report, local authorities confirmed that Syracuse resident Aisha Stephens, 35, died Wednesday night (March 8), making her the third victim of the stampede.
Stephens’ death follows the deaths of two other concert attendees, 33 year old Rhodesia Belton and Brandy Miller, 35the latter having died on March 6. Seven other unnamed victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Rochester police also confirmed that Stephens was “the last remaining hospitalized victim”.
rolling stone now reports that after the owners of Main Street Armory – where the concert took place – failed to show up for a meeting with the Rochester Police Department’s licensing unit, authorities immediately revoked the entertainment license of the place and will interrupt its renewal.
Rochester Police Chief David Smith told reporters on Wednesday: ‘This is one step we can take immediately to ensure the events of Sunday night do not happen again. Ultimately lives were lost and we need to take steps to ensure that no lives will be lost in the future if this was indeed something that was preventable.
After learning that the stampede at her concert had caused death and injury to her fans – which was attributed to the crowd believing they heard gunshots – Glorilla took to social media to respond to the incident on Twitter.
I am devastated and heartbroken by the tragic deaths that occurred after Sunday’s show. My fans mean the world to me 😢 praying for their families and for a speedy recovery for everyone affected 🙏🏽
— GloRilla 🦍 (@GloTheofficial) March 7, 2023
Investigators have since told the press that “they found no evidence to support a shooting” and that none of the victims’ injuries were consistent with gunshot wounds.